After being rebuked in court for trying to spend his share of federal COVID-19 money on private school tuition grants, South Carolinaβs governor wants to spend the money on early childhood education, job training and tutors for foster children instead.
Mecklenburg County health officials are preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to people who are 75 and older beginning Wednesday.Β Currently, health care workers and long term care residents are staff are being vaccinated.
The Charlotte Checkers today announced that they will not participate in the 2020-21 American Hockey League season that is set to begin on Feb. 5.
The superintendent of South Carolinaβs public schools said Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19, was experiencing βmild symptomsβ but would continue to do her work from home.
North Carolina education officials recently estimated that educators canβt account for about 10,000 to 15,000 public school students this school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democratsβ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities.
Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday.
Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pigβs head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds turned out to attend a service Saturday and Sunday at the Beatties Ford Road location.
An offender housed at Alexander Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing medical conditions complicated by the novel coronavirus.
A much different end of the year celebration for restaurants and bars across Charlotte.Β
Beginning Friday, January 8th health officials say Gaston County residents 75-years-old or older are invited to get vaccinated for coronavirus at a clinic located at the Gastonia Farmer's Market.
Officials with Mecklenburg County Public Health, Atrium Health, Novant Health, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management say they jointly support everyone over the age of 75 in getting the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as it becomes available to them.
City of Charlotte officials say the Uptown skyline will light up purple on New Year's Eve to symbolize the end of a turbulent year and encourage hope for 2021.
Officials with the Board of Education say they voted in an emergency meeting on Wednesday, December 30th to move all Union County Public Schools to Plan C starting January 4th.
Countries may soon require visitors to have a Covid passport on their phones and test negative before entering the country.
David Portnoy's relief fund will cover her massive expenses from COVID.
Local healthcare providers are making a push to encourage vaccination and quell fears about the process; especially in minority communities that have a long history of distrust in the medical industry.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper provides a coronavirus update for the state touching on vaccination efforts.
Rowan County's current distribution plan for the COVID-19 vaccine is broken down into four phases following the NCDHHS guidelines and based on those individuals who are at the highest risk of getting COVID-19.
New concerns about a possible post-Christmas surge in COVID cases. More than a million people passed through airport security in the U.S. on Sunday, the most since the pandemic began. Some promising news though, as residents as local long-term care facilities begin to get the vaccine.
The United States House of Representatives just voted to support President Donald Trump's demand for larger COVID-19 relief checks, boosting the amount from $600 to $2,000 per person.Β Now, the request goes to Senate.Β
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